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Announcement that includes the rules. You should probably read it!
If y'all wanna emigrate here from TVTropes, this is the place to be. It's hip and happening!
Just a few rules:
MAIN RULE: Be smart and sensible! In other words, don't be a jerk or an idiot.
Rule 2a: Don't export/import a war or plot against any users. You may criticize people, but keep the tone civil and try not to make this board a place to rag on fellow Tropers.
Rule 2b: Don't export/import a war against any website or community.
Rule 3: Avoid drama on TVTropes about IJBM vs. Yack Fest. Both are good places. Let's keep both places good.
Rule 4: No pornography on this board. You may link to NSFW images (though keep it to a minimum) but actual images are a no-no. Also, no illegal stuff such as warez, child porn, controlled substances, or campaign finance violations. If you click on stuff that's marked NSFW, then that's your responsibility. We moderators will try to make sure that stuff that's NSFW is marked such, but cannot guarantee that anything is correctly marked; use this forum at your own risk.
Rule 5: Shitposting (i.e. posting nearly-meaningless posts for little or no relevant reason), a.k.a. "wonderposting", is permitted, but thou shalt wonderpost with restraint. The exception are threads that in the category "wonderful posts"--those are fair game. For other threads, especially if they contain an actual conversation, wonderposting may be frowned upon. If people are already having a real conversation, or if someone expresses the desire for an actual conversation about the topic, please do not wonderpost (anymore) in that thread.
Rule 6: Don't impersonate other users. It may be hard to resist the urge to sign up "Longfeiiovv" or "Gienn Magus Harvoy" and start some mischief, but usernames are precious guardians of identity and of order and we want to keep them that way. Since you have an entire world's worth of possible usernames to choose from, violating this rule may result in an instant ban. (If you have a serious and legitimate name issue, talk to us admins.) Same goes for avatars to a lesser extent. It would be preferable if each of you stuck to completely different avatars so we could tell your posts by sight.
Rule 7: No spamming. Particularly blatant spammers can and will be instantly banned.
In general, it would be nice if we can keep the same tenor we had at TVTropes. Message me or Glenn Magus Harvey if you have any concerns, including reporting rule-breaking.
The new boards shouldn't take too much time getting used to, if you've been on other message boards. Formatting is done by using the buttons on top of where you type your post; there are buttons for bold/italic/underline/etc., highlights, lists, justify, and inserting pictures and links (and breaking links). To edit as raw HTML, click the "<>" button at the far right. You guys can experiment on your own to see what else you can do. Check out the Sandbox thread.
Categories are kinda like sub-forums. Here's my explanation for each:
General: for what fits nowhere else which in itself bugs me in a big way. Feel free to complain about the weather.
Media: about Justin Bieber and other gripable vessels of entertainment. Or lack thereof. I don't actually hate Justin Bieber.
Philosophy: for flame wars or, if you don't like being banned by my arbitrary administrative hammer, for discussing religion like gentleman. Whatever, that's for wusses.
Meatspace: for real life and what little time I spend in it.
Webspace: for the internet and how much time I waste on it.
IJBM meta: complain about IJBM.
Wonderful posts: this is where you put shitty snowclones and joke threads. IJAM-like threads belong in this category, and try to keep them to a minimum.
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* Unknown_Entity (webmaster)
(Author's note: Original first post was a meta-post, hence this response.)
This is BBCode for italics
This is HTML for italics
This is me plugging my parody of American Pie here and here.
This is me noting that hyperlink () tags work too.
Trash: Nope, I've already tried it.
Cheese!
Rule #2: No, seriously. Fuck you.
Can we use these rules?
Rule #1: Don't be a dick
and then every other rule is a clarification of #1.
But honestly, I like acting a bit of a dick sometimes. Can one of the rules be the Rule of Funny?
Nothing less. Nothing more.
Except, of course, for parts where they might have legal liability-usually in regards to threats of actual violence and posting links to child pornography and stuff like that. You can't have TOTALLY unmoderated forums or you're boned.
That is, a number greater than zero.
We need rules, dude. We'll all regret it if we don't.
The Rule: Don't be a dick.
That's it.
I am not sure if I could go for a "no idiocy" rule because I am pretty sure I act like an idiot from time to time.
Regardless, I think that if we actually set up anything more complicated than a single simple rule, people should vote on the rules if at all possible.
Also, should we recreate fetishes, or should we abide by the terms of service here and not discuss sexual issues?
Or will I just resort to posting pictures of swimwear advertisements?